Looking for a new way to celebrate this Australia Day? An afternoon spent picking new season apples and pears in the heart of country New South Wales sounds pretty good to us. This Australia Day weekend marks the start of the 2014 Australian apple season and Pine Crest Orchard in […]
On our plate: Australian Chestnuts
May 5, 2013 By 6 Comments
Photo credit: Jennifer Jenner, unless otherwise noted Chestnuts have been grown in Australia for over 150 years. “Many Australians aren’t familiar with chestnuts, despite the fact that we produce 1500 tonnes of them each year here in our own country” says chef Stefano Manfredi, a restauranteur and ambassador for Chestnuts […]
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What is seasonal eating?
March 7, 2013 By 2 Comments
In this on-demand day and age many of us have forgotten about – or never knew – times when we ate according to the seasons. Before supermarkets and hot-houses and thousand-mile importation and even refrigeration were part of our every-day lives we ate a varied and healthy diet determined by […]
